Archive for 2009
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September Meeting
Posted August 24, 2009 by Rachel WadhamInterested in sharing photos online? Ever wonder what flickr and other photo-sharing tools have to offer to libraries? Come learn about flickr, Google’s Picasa, Facebook, and Photobucket. If you want, try opening an account and uploading some photos before Friday or just bring a jumpdrive with some you would like to upload. Join us this Friday, [...]
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July Meeting Canceled Join us in Aug.
Posted June 29, 2009 by Rachel WadhamDue to holiday’s, travel, and other wonderful summertime fun we will be canceling the Technology Learning Community for July. Join us on August 7th for a discussion on Flicker and then again in September for a special presentation by a new presenter Cory Nimer.
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May Meeting
Posted April 30, 2009 by Rachel WadhamPlease join us for the Technology Learning Community, tomorrow, Friday May 1 at 10:00 am in room 2234 We will be discussing web search tools. Here is some more information – Is Google your search engine of choice? It is for most of us, but there are other great search tools out there that can [...]
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April Meeting
Posted April 2, 2009 by Rachel WadhamJoin us tomorrow, Friday April 3rd for the Technology Learning Community at 10:00 am room 2234. We will be discussing Mashups. Here is a definition: A mashup is a Web application that combines data from one or more sources into a single integrated tool. The term Mashup implies easy, fast integration, frequently done by access [...]
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Seven Things You Should Know About QR Codes from The Kept-Up Academic Librarian by Steven Bell
Posted March 16, 2009 by Rachel WadhamA great Educause article: QR codes are two-dimensional bar codes that can contain any alphanumeric text and that often feature URLs that direct users to sites where they can learn about an object or place (a practice known as “mobile tagging”). Decoding software on tools such as camera phones interprets the codes, which are increasingly [...]
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The March Meeting and Beyond
Posted March 3, 2009 by Rachel WadhamPlease join us for the Technology Learning Community This Friday March 6th at 10:00 am in room 2234. We will have a presentation by Gerrit van Dyk: It can be exhausting managing multiple social networks! Come to the Technology Learning Community to learn a few of tools to help you engage multiple communities simultaneously. We [...]
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January 2009 Meeting
Posted January 7, 2009 by Rachel WadhamJoin us for the first Technology Learning Community of the New Year this Friday Jan 9th at 10:00 am in room 2234. Ryan Combs will be demonstrating Google SketchUp, which is a free 3D modeling software. This software has broad application, in fact Ryan has used this software to help visualize how the library might [...]